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Micrometers to nanometers

Convert micrometers to nanometers, with the math shown step by step.

Nanometers
500 nm

0.5 µm = 500 nm

Also equals

How it works

nm = µm × 1,000

One micrometer is exactly 1,000 nanometers, so multiplying by 1,000 turns micrometers into nanometers. For example, 0.4 µm is 400 nm.

  1. Multiply by 1,000 0.5 × 1,000 = 500 nm

Nearby values

Micrometers Nanometers Microinches Mils (thou)
0.47 µm 470 nm 18.5 0.02
0.48 µm 480 nm 18.9 0.02
0.49 µm 490 nm 19.29 0.02
0.5 µm 500 nm 19.69 0.02
0.51 µm 510 nm 20.08 0.02
0.52 µm 520 nm 20.47 0.02
0.53 µm 530 nm 20.87 0.02